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Artem Sazonov

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Artem Sazonov, Kursk Oblast. Charges: Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official); “The case of 23 January in Kursk”. Sentence (June 16, 2021): 1 year of correctional labour. Status: at large.

In brief

Kursk Oblast · Kursk · Cases related to mass actions

Sentence

1 year of correctional labour

Verdict June 16, 2021

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, on 23 January 2021, "jumped on the back of a riot police officer and kicked him" when the enforcer was detaining another protester.

Latest event

December 1, 2021 — persecution ends

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Persecution ends

  2. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict

  3. · Persecution begins

    The case of 23 January in Kursk

Criminal case

The case of 23 January in Kursk

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Thematic group: Palace case

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Orphan. There is a foster family, but at the time of the prosecution Sazonov lost contact with it. Was under house arrest on charges of using violence against a representative of the authorities during a rally on 23 January 2021 in support of Alexei Navalny. On 17 June 2021, he was sentenced to a year of correctional labour.

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